Salmonella Typhi acquires diverse plasmids from other Enterobacteriaceae to develop cephalosporin resistance
Jobin John Jacob, Agila Kumari Pragasam, Karthick Vasudevan, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Gagandeep Kang, Jacob Kochukaleekal John, Vasant C. Nagvekar, Ankur Mutreja
This study analyzes ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella Typhi isolates from India, finding that resistance arises from plasmid acquisition, with IncX3 and IncN plasmids contributing to sporadic resistance while IncY plasmids are associated with outbreaks in Pakistan.
Genomics · May 12, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics